#GetFact'd: What do you know about the phrase 'stealing one's thunder'?

#GetFact'd: What do you know about the phrase 'stealing one's thunder'?

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The phrase “stealing one’s thunder” is said to come from the 18th century playwright John Dennis who literally had a thunder sound-effect device stolen from his theatre and then heard it being used in another play.
The phrase “stealing one’s thunder” is said to come from the 18th century playwright John Dennis who literally had a thunder sound-effect device stolen from his theatre and then heard it being used in another play. Image: Unsplash

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The phrase, 'stealing one’s thunder', is said to come from the 18th century playwright John Dennis who literally had a thunder sound-effect device stolen from his theatre and then heard it being used in another play.

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The phrase “stealing one’s thunder” is said to come from the 18th century playwright John Dennis who literally had a thunder sound-effect device stolen from his theatre and then heard it being used in another play.
The phrase “stealing one’s thunder” is said to come from the 18th century playwright John Dennis who literally had a thunder sound-effect device stolen from his theatre and then heard it being used in another play. Image: Unsplash

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On the day of his audition to sing for AC/DC, Brian Johnson also sang in a Hoover vacuum commercial

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